Regular Member Bob Jansen Posted January 15, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 Emboldened by a post that micro grafts at 13 days old should allow for scabs to come off; I showered and gently massaged the graft area. Some scabs did come off, however three left some spot bleeding- not a steady stream just a spot of blood. Does this mean these grafts are compromised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bob Jansen Posted January 15, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 15, 2003 Emboldened by a post that micro grafts at 13 days old should allow for scabs to come off; I showered and gently massaged the graft area. Some scabs did come off, however three left some spot bleeding- not a steady stream just a spot of blood. Does this mean these grafts are compromised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Bob, Call your doctor and ask. I have heard that bleeding that late is not a good sign but get medical advice from your HT Dr. Jrp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bob Jansen Posted January 16, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 Jrp65, Thanks so much for the input on scabs. I called my Doc and apart from being surprised and implying I must have done something wrong,I did not get much out of the Doc. I was asked then to drive to the clinic 120 miles away, which is not my idea of fun. But could you please expand on what you meant by late stage bleeding being not good. What are the implications? Thanks, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member uncjim Posted January 16, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 Bob, For your doctor to imply that you did something wrong is outrageous. You didn't. The scabs are just not ready to come off. I also had a few that took well beyond the normal week to 10 day period. Eventually, they came off with a little coaxing with Bactroban ointment. Also, if the bleeding was just spotty, in my opinion, you just disturbed the surface of the skin. This again, indicates that the scabs aren't ready to come off. If you had compromised the grafts, you certainly would have had more bleeding than just spotting. I recall Dr. Feller stating that once the healing process kicks in, the only way to remove grafts are with a knife. I think you're OK. Jim "Temples 'n Crowns Forever" Uncjim's Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Bob Jansen Posted January 16, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 Jim, Your response addressed my concerns completely. Thanks so much for taking the time and sharing your own experience. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mr. Hair Posted January 16, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted January 16, 2003 Yeah Jim is right, you probably just disturbed the surface of the skin and that's why you saw a little blood. Also don't buy the bs that the scabs come off in a week. Mine took over a month. Just think about it. I'm sure you've had cuts before, and cuts take several weeks to heal, let alone the scabs falling off. Now image having 1,000 or so holes popped in your head. When a doc say you'll look as good as new in a week. That's just total bullshit. The healing process takes time. Mr. Hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member poet Posted January 17, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted January 17, 2003 they came off within 9 days. From FUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Test please ignore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yroldcincistudent Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 My scabs for both my HTs were gone within 10-12 days. This seems like an average time frame for scabs to come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 95% of my scabs also came off 10-12 days postop. The majority came off day seven and eight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member uncjim Posted January 22, 2003 Senior Member Share Posted January 22, 2003 Toni, That's a whole lot of scabs! I hope the healing is going well for you. Jim "Temples 'n Crowns Forever" Uncjim's Hair Loss WebLog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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